Liquid Web vs Cloudways

• Scalable Hosting Options
• 24/7 Expert Support
• Free Migrations & Ease of Onboarding
• 99.99 % Uptime Guarantee
• Unlimited Traffic / No Visit Mar­ket­ing Caps

• Choose Your Cloud, Pay for What You Use
• Performance That Scales With You
• One Dashboard for Everything
• Built-In Tools for Agencies and Developers
• 24/7 Expert Support Included

• Performance-first architecture: Modern stack with Nginx, Redis, MariaDB, autoscaling PHP workers, unlimited traffic, and Cloudflare CDN.
• Strong security: Automatic updates, daily malware scans, DDoS protection, WAF, and free SSL certificates.
• Generous resource allocations: Even the entry plan includes 15 GB SSD storage and 2 TB bandwidth.
• Unlimited visits with no overage fees.

• Choose from 5 top cloud providers
• Unlimited apps per server
• Built-in performance tools
• Autoscaling available (Autonomous)

• Higher price point: Starts at $5/mo (annual billing), and higher tiers cost more than typical shared hosting.
• Separate portals: Managed WordPress is handled through Nexcess, requiring a different dashboard; Cloudflare settings live outside the main portal.
• Complex billing: Some pricing shown assumes annual upfront payment, which can confuse customers.
• May not be ideal for beginners: Smaller sites may not need enterprise-level tools or high-performance infrastructure.

• No domain registration or email hosting
• cPanel not available (uses own dashboard)
• Slight learning curve for beginners
• Large plans can get expensive

“I’ve had a great experience with Liquid Web. Their dedicated server plans don’t come with hidden fees or confusing upgrade paths. Every email lands on time and I’ve found their customer service helpful from the start, cl…”

— Atticus Franklin

“Best customer service i have experience in a long time. Always helpful and prompt. Offers services at best prices. Recommend them to anyone in the field. Go with Cloudways and you will not be disappointed.”

— Frederic